Automatic car-coupling.



No. 821,505. PATENTED MAY 22, 1906. E. KING.

AUTOMATIC GAR COUPLING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 1905.

human smrns PriElfENT ornion.

ELIJAH KING, OF SAMS, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNO'R OF ONE-FOURTH TO AOHILESKELLEY, OF PRYSE, KENTUCKY,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1906-.

Application filed November 29, 1905. Serial No. 289,643.

invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Car-Couplers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to.

which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in automaticcar-couplers; and the object of the invention is to produce a simple andefficient apparatus of this nature whereby cars may be convenientlyuncoupled without the necessity of a person going between the cars andcomprises a sprin -actuated hook with lever mechanism for tiIting thehook when it is desired to re lease the coupling by means of a rodconnected to one endof the coupler-bar.

My invention comprises various details of construction and combinationsand arrange ments of parts, which will be hereinafter fully describedand then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is a to plan view of my improved coupler, s owing the parts uncoupled;and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one of the couplers with the partsshown in position to uncouple.

Reference now being the drawings by letter, A designates a platformwhich may be attached to the bottom of a car in any suitable manner, andB designates a coupler-bar, having a hook B at one end, and saidcoupler-bar is pivotally mounted upon a pin O, passing through a crosspiece D, which connects the side pieces F, rising from said platform,and a spring G is fixed at one end to one of said pieces F, and its freeend bears against the inner end of the coupler-bar, the office of saidspring being to normally return the coupler-bar to a coupling positionafter said coupler-bar has been tilted to unoouple the car.

Pivotally connected to the inner end of the coupler-bar is a link K,which is connected had to the details of pivotally to one arm of anangle-lever N, which is mounted upon a pivotal pin O pass ing through across-piece O and said platform. An arm N of said lever N is pivotallyconnected to a locking member J, which is adapted to be reciprocated asthe angle-lever is tilted and to be thrown intermediate the rearconvexed edge of the coupler-bar and the adjacent strip F for thepurpose of affording means whereby the coupler may be prevented frombeing accidentally tilted when held in a coupled relation.

S designates a curved resilient bar, which is fastened to one end of astrip F and provided for the purpose of guiding and throwing thecoupler-bar of an approaching car, so that it will hook into thecoupler-bar when they come together.

T designates a rod, the inner end of which is connected to an elongatedeye T, fastened to the inner end of the coupler-bar B, and passesthrough the side F, where its end is turned to form a handle T wherebyan operator by pulling upon said rod and against the tension of saidspring G may cause the coupler-bar to tilt to effect an uncoupling andat the same time to cause the angle-lever N to tilt and the lockingmember J to be Withdrawn from its locking position intermediate thecoupler-bar and the side F.

While I have shown a particular form of apparatus illustrating thedetails of my invention, it will be understood that the same may bevaried in different ways to adapt the invention to different conditionswithout in any way departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a platform and sides therefor, a tiltincoupler-bar mounted intermediate said sides, a spring bearing againstsaid coupler-bar, a pivotal angle-lever, a locking member pivoted to oneof the arms of said angle-lever, and adapted to be normally positionedintermediate said coupler-bar and one of said sides, a link connect ingthe other arm of said angle-lever with the coupling-bar, and a rodconnected to said bar and passing through one of said sides, as setforth.

2. In combination with a platform and sides therefor, a tiltingcoupler-bar mounted sides and adapted to guide a coupling-bar as twocars come together to be coupled, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

ELIJ AH KING.

Witnesses 1 R. M. JOHNSON, -RoBT. M. BERGMAN.

